Opportunity Summary:

As Electric Boat’s work throughput increases, it becomes increasingly imperative that EBIT works on the right projects, at the right time, and according to schedule and budget, in order to support our growing business needs. In support of this goal, the EBIT department has established the EBIT Project Management Office (PMO) that is responsible for the management of projects across all of EBIT.

Position Summary:

The EBIT PMO is looking for a highly motivated technical project manager to lead the delivery of cloud transformation and modernization initiatives. This role will manage end-to-end Azure projects, driving business value through cloud adoption, and ensuring alignment with EBIT PMO processes and procedures.

Responsibilities of the IT Project Manager include: 

• Project/Program/Portfolio Planning: Develops detailed project scopes, timelines, resource plans, and budgets within the IT project, program, or portfolio.
• Project Execution & Technical Oversight: Leads project / program team resources to complete deliverables, on time and within budget.  Utilizes software development and/or IT hardware (networking, server, etc.) technical knowledge and experience to manage software and hardware deployments.  Works closely with IT technical staff to ensure feasibility and smooth integration of systems and/or applications.
• Scope Definition: Works with the IT Project Team to determine the project’s goals and deliverables, ensuring they meet stakeholder expectations.
• Team Leadership: Serves as the communication hub between project team members (internal and external to EBIT) to ensure resources are aligned.
• Reporting:  Tracks key performance metrics and regularly reports project/program/ portfolio status, risks, and milestones to various audiences.
• Collaboration with Technical/Engineering Teams: Serves as a liaison between technical stakeholders (for projects with technical customers) and IT technical staff to ensure both groups remain aligned throughout the project lifecycle.
• Risk Assessment and Mitigation: Anticipates technical challenges (task dependencies, pre-requisite steps, schedule constraints, system and partner resource availability, etc.) and develops contingency plans.

Required:

• Bachelor of Science in a Technical Field, e.g. Computer Science, IT, or Engineering
• 5+ years of project management experience in IT, with a focus on cloud or infrastructure projects
• 3+ years of experience delivering Azure-based solutions or cloud migration programs
• 3+ years of experience with Microsoft Azure services, architecture, and best practices

Preferred: 

• PMP or Agile/Scrum certification
• Microsoft Azure Certifications

• Ability to communicate effectively with technical teams, utilizing relevant experience
• Must be able to troubleshoot technical issues while managing project schedule and deliverables
• Must have strong communication skills to effectively engage technical staff and non-technical stakeholders, and ensure project deliverables meet objectives